Supreme Court dismisses appeal over Thaksin's treatment at Police General Hospital, but orders self-investigation on 13 June

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition regarding Thaksin being treated on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital, stating that the petitioner was not a direct victim and had no involvement in the incident, but ordered an investigation on 13 June 68.

On April 30, 2568 at 13.00:XNUMX p.m., the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions considered the petition of Mr. Chanchai Issarasenarak, former MP of the Democrat Party, requesting an investigation. In the case of the Corrections Department allowing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was sentenced to 8 years in prison but had his sentence reduced to 1 year, to leave the Bangkok Special Prison to receive treatment on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital without permission from the court, was this in violation of legal procedures?

The case was because Mr. Chanchai saw that the actions that occurred may violate the Criminal Procedure Code, Section 89, Section 89/2 (1) (2) and Section 246, and could not cite the Ministerial Regulation on the Transfer of Prisoners for Treatment Outside Prison B.E. 2563 dated 25 September 2563, which was issued under the authority of Section 55, paragraph two of the Corrections Act B.E. 2560, because it violates the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Therefore, we request that an arrest warrant be issued and a detention warrant be issued for Mr. Thaksin to return to serve his remaining sentence, as we see that since Mr. Thaksin returned to Thailand to enter the justice process, he has not been detained in prison at all.

The Supreme Court recently dismissed the petition, stating that Mr. Chanchai was not a direct victim and had no involvement in the incident.

However, when it appears to the Court that there may be an enforcement of a judgment not in accordance with the imprisonment warrant, when the case reaches the finality of this Court, the Court has the power to investigate and issue an order as it deems appropriate. It is therefore appropriate to send a copy of the petition to the plaintiff and defendant in Red Case No. Am./2551, the first defendant in Red Case No. Am.1/10, and the defendant in Red Case No. Am.2552/5 of this Court, and have the said plaintiff and defendant inform the Court whether or not they have the facts as stated in the petition, and how.

With a copy of the petition to the Commander of the Bangkok Special Prison, the Director-General of the Department of Corrections, and the Police General Hospital's Medical Officer to clarify the facts for the court's consideration as to whether the actions related to the enforcement of the prison sentence for the defendant were in accordance with the prison warrant when the case reached its finality in the court or not, in accordance with the Organic Act on Criminal Procedure for Political Office Holders B.E. 2560, Section 6.

The plaintiff, the defendant, the commander of the Bangkok Special Prison, the director-general of the Department of Corrections, and the chief physician of the Police General Hospital must inform the court and present relevant evidence within 30 days from the date of receipt of the court order.

In the case where the petitioner requests the revocation of the court order, since the petitioner has no right to submit a petition to the court, there is no need to decide on such request. The court has ordered a hearing or examination date to be set for 13 June 2568 at 09.30:XNUMX a.m.

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